West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-09

though yet very young, exhibits IN
a marked degree the fine talent and
generous instincts which he inherits
from both sides Of his house, and he
certainly has our very best wishes
for the future prosperity which he
can hardly miss attaining if there is
any confidence to be put in plain
signs. We also met our old friend
Andrew f. Kennedy, who was our
advocate on the above occasion, and
who fought manfully for us, tri-
umphing finally. If being intensely
American in feeling counts for any
thing, we deserved our success. We
also met Mr.. Eugene Baker, former
~ High Sheriff and now Deputy,
and, although our acquaintance with
that gentleman does not date back
10 ante bellum times as in some OF
the cases above referred to, we have
known him long enough to be GER
tain that he is an efficient and faith
full servant of the public and withal
a genial and noble hearted man. IL
must be a positive pleasure to pay
taxes to such a whole-souled fellow.
We also met L. w. Latimer, Circuit
Court clerk, who is another line
specimen of hard working and con-
scientious public officer, as also OF
a refined and scholarly gentleman.
but we forbid you from telling him
of our praises, because we suspect
he was in the deeply laid conspiracy
against our happiness in that mat
ter of our names being put on the
Jury list. We have crow to pluck
with several parties for their treach
cry to us on that occasion, but many
thanks to that considerate friend
who scratched us of, the plot
failed miserably. We were glad
to meet the Reverend Mr.. Tongue,
who is an old friend of ours and
who never fails to greet us cordial
". We know his professions OF
friendship for us to be genuine. and
we assure him that his kind feelings
are reciprocated. We had a shake
hands too, with that most pungent
of paragraphists and warmest-heart-
ed. of men the editor OF "The Free
Press" who has paid us some very
high OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than we
deserved but no higher than we can
honestly pay him back, not so much
as a matter of gratitude as of sheer
justice. Our generous friend r. ID.
Hirschman looked out for us ali the
morning with a view of comforting
our inner man with good dinner,
but lie was anticipated by our friend
Sheriff Hurst, who will not let any
man get ahead of him in doing US
iavors. Friend Hirschman, howev
er. is equally entitled to our thanks,
for he did his best to capture us and
we must say that we were at the
same time surprised and gratiiied
at the extent and eloquence of his
stock ofgoods and the completeness
of his arrangements in the line OF
millinery. And then we were cor
daily greeted by that prime favor
lite of ours Dick Alexander. His
great namesake, the son of Philip of
Maceden, wept because there were
no more worlds for him to conquer,
and well may Dick NOUN because
he has completed the subjugation of
all hearts and he can find no more
to bring under his dominion. All
confess his sway and none more
readily than your humble servant.
Limited time hindered US from
working u rich mine we discovered
and the location of which we care
fully noted for future experiments.
The indications consisted of the fol-
lowing legend on q sign-board,
chronological and selectable shaw
ing, shampooing and hair-cutting.'
We promise you there is something
behind that sign board which we
could manipulate to the edification
of your readers if we had but time
to reconnoitre and skirmish little.
There is a racy character connected
somewhere with that legend and we
may take occasion some day to in
vestigate farther. We are remind
ed of a story, as poor Lincoln used
to say. In our native town were
two rival tradesmen who tried to get
ahead Of one another in every way
and one of them applied to a friend
of our. for a Latin phrase to put on
his sign to attract the admonition
of the ignoble vulgus. AT our
friends suggestion he caused the
words "Hens Conscia Recti'' to be
inscribed over his door, and sure
enough, it had the desired effect,
but his rivals sign in day or two
appeared with MEMS and Women s
Conscia Recti" and this counter
stroke decided the contest
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